one in his Place throughout their command and Jurisdiction for such is his Majesties pleasure who willeth that these shall be published and affixed in all his Cities and Sea-Coast Towns and in all Havens and other Places of his Kingdom where it shall be requisite that none may pretend ignorance hereof Acted in the Castle of Versailles the 6. April 1672. Signed Louis and yet lower Le Tellier It is ordered that Charles Canto sworn Herald of the King shall Proclaim and cause to be affixed in all places of this City Suburbs Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris where need shall require this Ordinance of the King of the 6. of this present moneth and year that no ignorance be pretended Signed De la Reinie Read and proclaimed at the sound of Trumpet together by affixion in all the common and extraordinary Cross-streets and Suburbs of Paris by me Charles Canto Ordinary sworn Herald of the King in the said City Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris in proclaiming whereof I was accompanied with five Trumpetters viz. Prosme Trousson Endime du Bos sworn Trumpetters of this King and three more on Thursday the 7. April 1672. Subscribed CANTO Now it was high time to hasten all warlike preparations the Ambassadors of the States the Lord Meerman and D'Groot returning from England and France re infecta and the Generals being chosen both of the French and our Armies The Generals of the French Army The Army of the King â—…nsieur the Duke of Orleans Gene-Mralissimo â—…arshal de Turenne Captain General Earl of Soisons Marquis de Rochefort Earl of Lude Earl or Gadaigne Duke de la Favillades Earl de Lorge Lieutenants General Chevalier de Loraine Marquis de Genlis Martinet de Montal Field-marshals The Army of the Peince of Conde Marshal d'Humieres de Bellefonds Captains General Foucault de St. Arbre Earl de Guiche Lieutenants General Earl du Plessis du Nogent Magalotti Field-marshals The Army of the Marshal de Crequi Mons de Nancre Lieutenant General Earl de Vaubrun Monsieur du Plessis Field-marshals Duke of Luxenburgh General of the Army of the Confederates Mons de la Valiere Field-marshal Mons le Brest Field-marshal towards Catalonia Mons d'Elbeuf General of a Body at the Sea-side The King before the setting forth of the Army having commanded the Marshals d'Humieres Bellefonds and Crequi that if the Armies come to be conjoyned or in absence of the Princes of the Bloud they should for the time of this expedition submit to the orders of Turenne which they excusing were put by in disgrace and Chamely Gadaigne and Navaile put in their room but after some time the former were replaced yet with promise of submission to Turenne Generals of the Army of the States of the United Provinces The Prince of Orange Captain General Prince Maurits and the Lord Wirts Field-marshals The Rijngrave Senior General of the Horse The Lord of Zuilestein General of the Foot The Earl of Hornes General of the Artillery John van Welderen Earl of Nassau Lieutenant Generals of the Horse Alua The Earl Koningsmarck Lieutenants Generals of the Foot Mombas Steenhuyse Commissary Generals of the Horse Kirpatrick the Earl of Stirum Sergeant Majors Afterward was chosen for the third Field-marshal the Earl of Waldeck and Kuylenburg The 13. dito The State proclaimed a general fast against the 4. of May and so forwards to be kept upon every first Wednesday of the Month and it was resolved to encrease the Militia both for the State in general as also for Holland in particular of which capitulations were formed to raise them of outlandish Soldiers Also some of our Foot Regiments were sent over to the Spaniards to be in Garrison in Namen Valencijn and other places and on the other hand to us came some Regiments of Spanish Horse of which some Companies were sent to Mastricht 16. dito The Elector of Colen published a Manifest though his whole Country of Colen and Luyck was already a Magasin for France that he would maintain neutrality forbidding the acting of any hostility against the Subject of this State unto all in his Dominion but in truth this was onely done for to deceive us 26. dito Was the time appointed for the sitting of the Parliament at London which instantly was prorogued without doing of any thing to the 30. of Octob. and in place of Ayscue deceased Sr. Joseph Jordan was placed jin the Fleet to which the Duke of York went the 29. dito to set to Sea and the Duke of Monmouth prepared himself for France there to command those of the English Nation and in special his own Regiment in the Kings Army and soon after departed with many of the Gentry 27. dito After that the French King had for a long time been raising an huge Host which was esteemed to amount to above 300000. men which reckoning all the Pages Lacquyes Coachmen Carriers Boyes Krauwels Pioniers Women Trosses and Whores might well be for the Muster-rowles amounted to 146270. Soldiers at least with Mortepaise huge Artillery with an incredible quantity of Provision and Ammonition both at home and in diverse Magasins abroad Thus his Majesty having committed the management of the Kingdom to the Queen and her Council departed from Paris the 27. of April with the Marshal Turenne three dayes together being spent in transporting of the Treine and Bagage for which were imployed 40000. Horses with a sufficient number of Carts and waggons The 28. dito the Duke Orleans with many Grandees followed who took their march with his Majesty by Nantevil Soisons Lion Rocroy and the 5. of May arrived at Charleroy The same day the Prince of Conde passed by la Ferte and Reims and arrived the 30. at Sedan for to come down with an Army apart In the mean while much shipping came down the Moesel and Rijne for to bring all manner of necessaries past Colen unto their Magasin at Nuys great numbers also longst the Mase to Luyck and the Troups which lay spread abroad thoughout the Country of Colen were now called together to Nuys and the Bishop of Munster also gathered his Soldiery together preparing for the Field May the 6. at Colen on the Spree a treaty of mutual assistance and defence was concluded between Brandenburg and the Lord of Amerongen in which Brandenburg engaged to raise for the defence of this State 20000. men to wit 12000. Foot and eight thousand Horse to which Holland was to furnish the half of the levie mony viz. 120000. Rijcksdollers and for the pay of every Regiment consisting of 500. Horse 4977. Rijcksdollers to stulvers and every Regiment of Foot consisting of a 1000. 4214. Rijcksdollers 4. stuivers per Month besides for the Artillery and other inevitable expences 14841. Rijcksdollers per Month being together 79543. Rijcksdollers per Month with proviso that Brandenburg at his charges should provide 50. pieces with all the Ammunition and Artillery thereto belonging obliging himself 2 months after the receipt of the first
follows the example of Utrecht and make Capitulations also a project also to do the same being made ready in Friesland yea Holland it self almost gone most of the Cities speak of sending for Safeguard and they in highest place knew no better remedy all this came from Utrecht Overyssel following their example and had not Providence appeared for us in a wonderfull and unexpected way we had all been delivered up to the fury of the Enemy The 16. July the Bishop of Munster came before Deventer a gallant fortified City provided of all things with a strong garrison of Soldiers besides 1450. South-Holland Countrymen resolute Citizens together making up 10000. able men all resolved to stand out to the utmost against the Enemy The Colonel Stecke was Commander in chief over the Garrison as also Head of the provintial Militia He held much communication with the Governour of Coeverden Colonel Boersma whom his Highness not trusting had caused to come to Deventer where he thought he could do no great hurt The Enemy marched over the Yssel where was most convenience behind the hedges of the city gardens to approach and plant his morter peeces out of which the 20. early in the morning he shot into the City with Bombes doing little or no harm with them whereupon the Commander for to satisfie the Citizens offered to make a sally upon the Enemy as also he did not altogether without successe yet so purposely ordered as not to do to much hurt to the Enemy In the mean while they continued the Bombes from the overside of the Yssel till the afternoon when some of the Magistrates without the knowledge of the Citizens or Garrison sent a Letter to the Bishop desiring a cessation of Armes and safe conduct for Committees to go fetch the advice of the Cities Campen and Swol this was done after that the Bishop the day before had notifyed that his intention was to joyn Deventer again to the Empire And the 21. in the morning they sent again a Trumpetter for cessation of Arms the Canons sounding too loud in their ears though they hitherto hast sustained little harm by them Now they called the sworn Commons where by the most voyces it was concluded to give over the City and three were deputed to capitulate the Citizens and Soldiers knowing nothing thereof save the Governour insligated by that Traytor Boersma In the mean while upon pain of death no man might shoot and the Soldiers who were on flame to ruine the Enemies approches and Batteries were not suffered to fall on Toward evening the agreement was made without the knowledge of the Councel of War and with a damnable secluding of the Soldiery who all the very Pesants included were by this horrid accord to remain prisoners of war and be shut up in the Churches The 21. dito late in the night the City was possessed by the enemy none almost knowing thereof or any necessity pressing thereunto save onely the treachery of these wicked Guests SWOL CAMPEN SUTPHEN DOESBERGH SCHANS aut HEEREVEEN BLESSER BRUGH STOCKSTER HORN 17. June The King of France was come before Doesburg and though there were a reasonable strong Garrison in it yet without any great resistance they gave up themselves to the King who from thence in haste went to Zutphen taking it in without trouble though it were also provided reasonably well of all things and a Garrison in it In both these Cities the Soldiery and also the Hollands Waart-gelders or Auxiliary Troups were detained prisoners of war Thuâ— there being no more to be conquered at the Yssel the King brake up from thence and came in Person with his Army the 27. dito past Aarnem hard by Utrecht encamping himself without the City and put Garrisons in all the Cities of that Province as Wijck Montfoort Ouwater Yselsteyn Amersfoort and the Gelder Cities Harderwijck and Elburg yea in Woerden it self a City in Holland and some few coming before Naarden the dread was so great that they within cast away their Arms some swimming over the Mote of the City leaving it for the French to possess Muyen also was gone taken in by fifteen men but were again driven out These Successes so transported the French that some few of them asked the way to Amsterdam as thinking to take in that also The King remained in the Leger without Utrecht came the 5. July accompanied with Duke d'Orleans Monmouth Luxenburg and other Grandees to take a view of the Town being on Horseback but soon returned out again into the Leger appointing the Duke of Luxenburg Governour of the City and Province and Stoupa General of the Switzers Commander of the City But we will leave the King here a while Turenne before Nimwegen and the Bishop of Munster in Over-Yssel for to take notice what fell out worth the observation about that time both in the Politicks and the Militia and so make progresse in what was acted by the enemy It was a small thing to loose Cities and Forts whole Provinces together giving up themselves to the enemy And though it seemeth ridiculous that some of the French would know the way to Amsterdam to go and take it in yet I verily believe that if at that time 4. or 5000. horse onely had gone forward Amsterdam it self and thereby Holland yea the whole State would have fallen into the enemies hand so great terrour had seized upon all the Regents voyd of Counsel The Magistrates in their common Councel disputing whither they should quit all or endeavour a while to defend themselves Many pretending that it was impossible as not being provided with necessaries wherefore their Counsel was in case the Enemy came to meet him with the Keyes Others would that Bulwarks should be erected bridges broken down scarce knowing what they said or did setting many times the cart before the horse I dread even to think upon the terrour and astonishment of that time especially of the 25. June and there about the most understanding of the Land then being at non-plus The Pensionary himself who seldom or never was at a pinch plucking up his shoulders and is said to have given no other advice than a good and speedy accommodation with the Enemy as the onely expedient to be found In prosecution of which advice three Deputies were suddenly sent for England and three to the French Leger of whom the Lord d'Groot was the chief I know not what instructions they had but it is said that they for England had no other Commission than to learn what the demand of that King was and that they for the French Leger had full power to treat with the King that is to deliver up the Country for in that conjuncture of time what else could be expected than an honorable capitulation But the Province of Zealand June 29. rejected the reasons alledged by Holland for this Commission and protested against them declaring it to be a thing unheard of in the government of these
will few be found that do imagine such an unreasonable project to proceed from such prudent royal Councels and nevertheless it pleased those Lords to rise thus high perhaps not well advised that the Holland generosity though at present much brougt under was yet too great thus willingly to subject them selfs to the arrogāt cruelty of the French insupportable yoke of the English The 19. dito the English Ambassadors came in the Kings own coach conducted by 500. horse to Antwerp where they had conference with the Earl of Montery having a Commissioner of France with them labouring with all their might to draw Montery from siding with us forasmuch as hitherto not onely by order from the Spanish Court but through his own inclination and vigilancy he had much assisted this State by sending auxiliary troups in most of Frontiers in Brabant Flanders Maestricht and into our Army it self wherefore they desired that he would call them back again or make himself master of those Cities in which they lay offering their assistance thereunto but that noble Earl was too honourable so much as once to listen to such an hellish plot declining as much as might be all conference with them and departed to Brussels shortly after augmenting instead of calling back his auxiliary Troups The English perceiving they could gain nothing upon him departed the 26. dito from Antwerp over Calis for London where they arrived the last dito The 26. July the King brake up from Box tel with Monsieur other Grandees with a conduct of 14000. men passing through the Meyery over Beringen St. Truyen Hanuyt Charleroy Quesnoy directly to St. Germein where he arrived 1. August the Prince of Condé following him shortly after with most of the Gentry and Voluntaries in which return they of Mastricht as formerly afterward got very great booty as daily going forth for prey and since the beginning of the war till now have got an incredible spoil of which the Spanish Auxiliaries had not the least part whose horse were most in this service The Duke of Monmouth went home over Flanders his Regiment of 2400. being melted away to 1500. And thus to the admiration of every one this Companies was before August broken up Monsr de Turenne also Generalissimo of the Kings Leger in the Netherlands left the siege of the Bos and marched higher up some Troups at times appearing before Heusden and the Bos to fetch in contribution and burned some Villages about Breda The Bishops of Colen Munster had begun 28. July to play with their Canon upon Groeningen to open their Loopgraves They in the City were reasonably provided had prepared all things without for to hold out a siege But that which was most of all they had a gallant Governour the Lord Rabenhaupt and a notable Commander the Duke of Holstein Pleun and other worthy Officers The Governour took upon himself the whole management of the Militia and fortification being very strict in discipline of war and very vigilant to look to all things Hereby the Magistrate was frustrated of their opportunity to play their parts as they in other Cities did and citizens and soldiers kept from mutiny The Enemy made his approaches both out of the Munsters and Colish Quarters shooting very hard continually whereby they got to the Counterscarp casting without ceasing fiery Bullets Bombes Granados Stink-pots and Pitch-Garlands into the City But they within both Citizens Studens and Soldiers defended the City with unwearied pains never appeared the least discouragement amongst them but contrary it increased through the successe of diverse issuings forth upon them and by the succours of such as came from other places as many Regiments of Konings mark some Frieses and the whole Regiment of Jorman of Amsterdam beside the supply of all necessary Provision and Ammunition When they saw their Houses through the force of the Bombes tumbling down instead of being disheartened they were the more encouraged The Women themselves stepping over the ruines of their habitations to encourage their Husbands to the fight they lightly esteemed the losse of an Arm Leg Child or Friend in respect of their purchased liberty in which they continued with such constant manfullnesse and unwearied zeal untill that the Enemy the 28. August was forced with shame to quit the siege Oh! Praise-worthy Groeningers how wickedly did other Cities betray themselves yet in truth this of Groeningen could hardly be termed a siege the City being onely closed at 2. or 3. Bulwarks and the rest free being provided of all necessaries never sustaining a storm onely furiously shot upon with Bullets and Granados which did little hurt except to the houses although it is reported they cast in above 5000. Granados many of them weighing 4. and 5. hundred pound a piece which indeed did ruine that part of the City but did little hurt to the people there being not above 80. slain during the whole siege but very many of the Enemy who besides the wounded amounted toy number of 4536. under which were three Commanders two Lieutenants Colonels 63. Captains with many other Officers many were taken prisoners and about 5000. ran away so that the army of 24000. was decreased to 14000. and an infinite number of Fire-works consumed The Enemy leaving the City set their Tents and Leger-place on fire but were fain to leave some Canon with much Ammunition and Leger instruments behind them the which they of the City made good prize of and slighted all the Enemies works At Sea since the battle of the 7. June nothing considerable fell out our Fleet still keeping near Zealand upon what ground is diversly conjectured The Enemies Fleet also seemed to have little stomack for another engagement yet in the midst of July they came before the Texel in all appearance the design being to Land their men some where or other but the Heavens by a storm hindred the same which sooner than they were willing drave one of their ships a shore and sent back many shattered home again the rest remaining crossing about our Sea-ports thinking in appearance yet to bring about their design in the mean while our Fleet having no considerable losse But the Enemy having repaired their Ships for the most part spread themselves all about on Sea for to watch our merchant men but especially our Ships returning from the Indies And the 1. August some Seamen came hither in an Advice-Yaght from Chilon and being pursued by the English to our very Coast and seeing no way or escape they themselves sunk her and so escaped in the Boat however the English saved the said Jaght and brought it for England but was of no great valew The 6. dito tidings came of 14. East-Indies Ships happily arrived upon the Eems who not knowing of the war and having met with no English saving two Frigats before the Eems who made signs for assistance but in vain and therefore were fain to suffer them all safely to get in which being
rising was on a sudden throughout whole Holland and Zeeland some they assailed in person others had their houses spoiled many were forced to quit their places in Government yea in some places all the Magistrates put by some Cities were by force of the Pesants taken in and the Magistrates constrained to act according to their wil which confusion presaging the unavoidable ruine of the Country caused the States to resolve August 27. not onely to empower his Highness according as should be requisite and his pleasure should be to alter the Magistracy in all Cities but also entreated him for the common good to do it with all speed OUDE SCHANS COEVENDEN NIEWE SCHANS de BOUR TANGE GRAAF GENNEPE HUYS Turenne after the taking of Schenckensconse was again come before Nimwegen but in the mean while our Soldiers had quitted the strong House te Gennip and the Garrison being 4. Companies marched to Nimwegen and the 7. and 28. June our Horse of Nimwegen went with 64. Carts to fetch thence 84. barrels of powder bullets and match with some lasts of Rie intending with a second Convoy to bring away the rest into Nimwegen upon whom the French shot very hard out of Knotsenburg and 2 Batteries they had made casting also many Fire-bullets and Granados of 90. 100. pound weight by which three Out-layers before Nimwegen were But they within were not behind hand with them so that the French the 2. and 3. July passed the Waal by their Ship-bridge and rounded the City on the Land-side bringing their Loop-graves as in an instant to the Moat and the 4 dito made a Battery with 5. half Kartouwen and assaulted by storm that night the Pesthouse-bulwark entring the same but were driven out again the Colonel van Gent brother of the Admiral deceased being there slain The 6. dito in the night they stormed again but were three times couragiously beaten off as also the 7. dito In the mean while Patents were come to the Grave to depart with most part of the Garrison to the Bos where the Governour having gotten in some Spaniards but no order to receive them sent them back to the Grave where being come near the City they were set upon by the French and for the most part routed by which also the Grave was lost By this time the French before Nimwegen were advanced with their works to the Borst-werings and already undermined two Bulwarks whereupon the 8. dito they began to parly and the 9. dito the agreement was made that the Garrison consisting of 7. Companies of Horse and about 40. Foot with one Company Waartgelders from the Briel should all remain prisoners of War excepting five Companies of Utrecht citizens and of Rhenen and Montfoort who marched out free with their Arms What the reason was this City did so hastily and without more constraint give up to the Enemy is diversly judged of and it is said that the losse of the Grave was a thing plotted aforehand Then 11. July Turenne from Nimwegen went to the Grave and immediately from thence to the Bos which wanting all things sent Deputies to his Highness who well knowing what concernment the Bos was of was fain to give this answer that he was sorry he could not help them having no more power than they to do it yet at length because of the great importance of the place some Canons and Ammunition were sent by Ships thither but coming therewith to Gorcum they had the tidings that Creveceur was lost and therefore not possible to bring it to the Bos Therefore the Field-marshal Wurts commanding there unladed the Canon to use then for the defence of Gorcum They of the Bos had quitted the Sconses Engelen and Orten and brought the Canon into the City with all which they had scarcely enough to defend the Brill as was requisite the Garrison also was but weak The 13. July they saw the enemy at Ulymen and part marching to Engelen and Crevecoeur the first of which they put forces into and besieging the other with many more after two dayes shooting on it became conquerors thereof the gros of the Leger laying at Boxtel and the Vugt above 20000. strong The 11. July the King brake up with his Army from Utrecht lodging that night in the Grep and arrived the 12. dito to Aarnem drawing forth the Garrison of Woerden and Ouwater to Utrecht they of Ouwater being pursued by some of the Earl of Horns quarters and some taken prisoners besides a good booty of Money and Arms. The King having given a visit to the Prince of Condé and Duke d' Auguin both lying very weak at Aarnem departed thence the 13. dito to the Betuw sending part of his Army to Bommel soon mastering it forthwith putting forces into the smaller Towns Heucklon Asperen and Leerdam The 14. dito the King marched over the Bridge by Nimwegen to the Grave and arrived the 16. dito in his Leger before the Bos being in person the 21. dito at Vugt from whence he betook himself again to Boxel Not onely the Netherlands but all Christendom stood astonished to see the Enemy already approached within two dutch miles of Amsterdam There keeping Post having in so short a time conquered so great a number of Cities and Forts A List of the Cities and Forts conquered by the Enemy since the 1. of June to the 19. Iuly In the Dukedom Cleef Orsoy Rhijnberck Burick Wesel and the Lippe-Sconse Rees and the Sconse Emmerick In the County of Groeningen Winschoten Oude Sconse Boonder Sconse New Sconse In East-Friesland and Friesland d'Eyler Sconse Slijkenburg or Kuinder Sconse In Gelderland Spijckfoort Schencken Sconse Tol-house Ysseloort Hattem Elbrug Harderwijck Aarnhem Wageningen Knotsenburg Nimwegen Grave Tiel Bommel Sconse te Vooren Sconse St. Andrews The Retrenchment of the Yssel In Brabant Crevecoeur Sconse te Engelen Orte-Sconse In the County Zutphen Ysselburg Anholt 's Heeren-berg Zevenaar Heussen Dotechem Brevoort Grolle Lochem Doesburg Zutphen In Over-Yssel Deventer Hardenberg Ommer Sconse Rouveen Sconse Zwoll and the retrechment NIMMEGEN SCHANS de VORN SCHANS S. ANDRIES BOMMEL CREVECEUR with three Sconses Campen with the Scons Hasselt Swartsluce Geelmuyen Fullenhove Blockzijl Steenwijck In the Drente Meppel Coeverden In the Twente Enschede Oldenzeel Degnecham Almelo Delden Goor Diepenhem Rijssen In Utrecht Province Rhenen Wijck te Duurstee Amersfoort Utrecht Ouwater Ysselstein Montfoort In Holland Buuren Kuylenburg Vyanen Heucklom Leerdam Asperen Woerden Naarden The Province of Zealand onely being free wholy from them England it self was jealous because of these successes unwilling that France should become Master of all thinking it therefore high time to see how the work lay and speedily sent Buckingham Arlington and Hallifax as Plenipotentiaries to the King of France with a Commission dated 31. June These Lords arrived at the Hague 4. July and departed the day after to the Army of his Highnesse at Bodegrave without further declaring themselves except in exorbitant demands The 6. dito in
the afternoon they departed from the Princes Leger to the King of France who yet lay encamped before Utrecht and followed the French Leger to the Bos being every where nobly entertained and complimented Where they the 16 dito renewed their treaty of Alliance thereby more nearly binding themselves to hearken to no propositions of Peace but with knowledge on both sides and to come to no agreement but with the satisfaction of both of which notice was to be given to the States by their Deputies as also by a Letter of the English Plenipotentiaries was done from Boxtel dito 17. the same being communicated to his Highness with an annex of the Articles upon which they might have peace Demands and Conditions on which his most Christian Majesty would make Peace with the States General of the United Provinces THat the Proclamations formerly put forth by the States General forbidding the French Wines and Brandewine with all the impositions upon French Wares and Manufactures be revoked That within 3. months a Treaty of Commerce between his Majesty and the said States shall be concluded wherein also shall be comprehended the regulating of the French and Holland East and West Indies Companies 2. That for the future throughout all the United Provinces not onely a full liberty But also shall the publick exercise of the Romish Catholick Apostolical Religion so that in all places where more than one Church shall be one be given over to the Catholicks To whom also it shall be permitted to build one where there is none and they shall have liberty untill such time as the Church shal be built openly to celebrate Divine service in such houses as they shall to that end buy or hire That by the States General or every Province in particular a reasonable maintenance out of the Goods which have formerly belonged to the Church or such like be allotted to the Pastor or Priest in every of the said Churches 3. And forasmuch as the Deputies of the said States sent to his Majesty have for special reasons desired that it would please him by the Peace to permit the Body of the United Netherlands to remain in the State so as hitherto it hath been and thereupon in change to give unto his Majesty for the Conquests wherewith it hath pleased God to blesse his just War they have offered to him in stead of the Provinces Cities and Places which his Majesty already possesseth to quit unto him other Lands Cities and Places which in Brabant and Flanders by the Spaniard have been delivered up to them His Majesty although he be now Master of three whole of the 7. Provinces in the United Netherlands together with some of the Places and Posts in Holland hath willed for to preserve the said seven Provinces in their first Union to restore unto them what by his forces he hath posessed himself of in the said Provinces excepting what here under shall be specified and upon the following conditions 4. That the said States shall quit unto his Majesty generally all the Provinces Cities and Places which they have in Flanders and Brabant and those that have been quitted to them by the Spaniard onely excepting Sluce and the Iland of Casant 5. The said States also shall quit to his Majesty the City Nimwegen with the depencdencies and all belonging to it The Fort Knotsenburg Schenckenscons and the part of the Province of Gelderland lying on this side the Rhijn as to France together with the whole Island of Bommel the Island and Fort of Voorne the Fort St. Andries and the Castle of Louvestein and the Fort Crevecoeur 6. The said States also shall quit to his Majesty Grave with its dependencies and all belonging to it and shall give unto him the propriety of the City and the County Meurs to dispose thereof according to his pleasure with condition that the said States shall indemnifie the Prince of Orange as to the said County and other Places Cities and Countries belonging to the said Prince but yeelded up to his Majesty 7. That the said States shall yeeld to his Majesty all such claim as they may have had or could pretend unto in those places which his Majesty hath taken from the said States in the Empire that also they yeeld the same in favour of the Prince and Earl of East Friesland of all such claims as they have or may pretend unto in such Places as they possesse in his Land as namely the City Embden The Sconse van Leer-oort and the Ylersconse out of which they shall recall their Garrisons 8. That also it shall be permitted to the Subjects of his Majesty in all those Countries Cities and Places of the States General which have been yielded up to his Majesty to go in and out both by Water and by Land Rivers and Streams without paying any due or imposition or be subject to be visited as to their goods bagage munition of war and provision what soever 9. The said States shall oblige themselves to the Order and Religion of Malta to cause to be restored unto the said Order all the Rights which shall be found belonging unto them 10. The said States shall promise to cause the Children of the Earl of Bentem to be restored to him which by the authority and protection of the said States are by the Countesse wife of the Earl of Bentem detained from him notwithstanding his often requesting the same thereto also obtaining the Letters of the Emperor and of his most Christian Majesty for the restoring of them 11. The said States shall promise to indemnifie his Majesty of part of the excessive Charges he hath been necessitated to in this War and pay unto him within the time that shall be agreed upon the some of 20. millions and then his Majesty will acquit them of the three millions with all the intrest thereof which they owe unto his Majesty for the said sum his Majesties Father of happy memory had lent unto them Anno 1651. 12. That in acknowledgment of the Peace which his Majesty is willing then to grant unto them when he could have made his Conquests further in their Country The said States hall every year by an Ambassador Extraordinary upon a certain stipulated day cause to be presented to him a Golden Medal weighing a mark which shall contain that they hold the preservation of the same Freedom from his Majesty which the Kings his Predecessors have helped them to obtain 13. That although his Majesty doth declare to content himself with the foresaid Conditions in case they be accepted within 10. dayes after which his Majesty pretendeth to bee no longer obliged thereto neverthelesse herewith he gives to wit that although the same should be owned by the States they shall not be of any force and that his Majesty will enter upon no Treaty of Cessation or of Peace before such time as the King of England on his account shall receive satisfaction from the said States and that the Princes